From Pounds to Pronouns: Considerations for Gender Incongruent Youth in Weight Management Settings

Dr. Julia Sorbara received her undergraduate degree in Physiology from McGill University and her medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 2009. She trained in Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology at The Hospital for Sick Children. During her fellowship, she earned a M.Sc. from the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto. She joined the Division of Endocrinology in 2019.

Alice Haasdyk is a pediatric dietitian at NEO Kids, Health Sciences North in Sudbury. She enjoys working with children through the BALANCE Program which focuses on healthy lifestyles for families. She also sees a variety of children with health and feeding challenges through outpatient nutrition counselling. The NEO Kids team provides nutrition care to children across northeastern Ontario both in person and virtually.

Chelsea is a Registered Kinesiologist in Sudbury Ontario who works in the BALANCE program at NEO Kids. This healthy living program is for children living at a higher weight and their families.

Samantha is a registered social worker in Sudbury, ON working in the BALANCE program at NEO Kids. Samantha has experience working in child welfare and with older adults in acute care settings; she is new to pediatrics and loving it so far, an acute care setting.